Germany Will Require All Fueling Stations to Offer Electric Vehicle Charging

Germany has taken a significant step toward widespread adoption of electric vehicles, by requiring fueling stations to offer electric vehicle charging....
Germany Will Require All Fueling Stations to Offer Electric Vehicle Charging
Written by Matt Milano
  • Germany has taken a significant step toward widespread adoption of electric vehicles, by requiring fueling stations to offer electric vehicle charging.

    The move is part of a group of steps Germany is taking to help cut carbon emissions, including taxing owners of gas-guzzling SUVs and providing a subsidy to electric car buyers.

    As Reuters points out, Germany will spend some 2.5 billion euros on charging infrastructure, as well as battery production. This should go a long way toward alleviating concerns drivers have about how easily they’ll be able to charge an electric vehicle.

    “We know that 97% of the reason why they’re not buying electric cars is range anxiety,” Diego Biasi, chairman and co-founder in Quercus Real Assets told Reuters. “The German move is a way to try and fix this range anxiety since it means you know a petrol station is always open.”

    Hopefully other countries will follow Germany’s example.

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